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First Tennis Banquet Was A Gala Occasion
Coach Milton Me Laney was
master of ceremonies at the
first annual Newton Racquet Club
Banquet, given by parents and
fans of the Newton High Tennis
team, Tuesday evening, May 27,
at Henderson’s Restaurant. The
Newton High colors, blue and
white, were used throughout the
decorations. Table arrangements
of white majestic daisies, white
pompon chrysanthemums, leat
herleaf fern, blue ribbon pom
pons and tennis figurines cen
tered the V-shaped tables and ivy
interspersed with white tapers
were used down either side. Pl
ace cards held blue tennis rac
quets.
Miss Linda Evans gave the in
vocation. Coach Me Laney wel
comed the special guests and in
troduced Mr. Homer Sharp, Pr
incipal of Newton County High
School, who congratulated the
team on their excellent season,
particularly complimenting them
on their regional and state tour
nament play. The next speaker.
Dr. Carlos Meyer, Director of
Athletics of Oxford College of
Emory University and Coach of
their 2nd place ranked State Jun
ior College tennis team, gave
an inspirational talk on tennis
being away of life, with many
humorous illustrations.
Miss Louise Fowler, co-coach
of the Newton High tennis team,
introduced the players and gave
a report on the matches for 1969.
Newton High played eighteen ma
tches, won thirteen, lost four and
tied one. She said, "All Newton
players will return for next
year’s play. They will be a little
older; they will know more ten
nis, and they will have more
experience. Also, we have about
six players coming up from Fic
quett to bolster the team, so we
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Coach Me Laney thanked his
team for their great year and
awarded letters and jackets to
the following: Susan Lott, Bar
bara Johnson, GailCostley, Mar
tha Ellen Banks, Linda Evans,
Cindy Meyer, Cathy Partee, Bec
ky Hutchins, Billy Dobbs, Vince
Evans, Jimmy Hutchins, Jimmy
Ivey and Hamp Vining. He thank
ed Mrs. Grady Hogan for her
assistance to the team. He had
special words of thanks to Mr.
Bob Hunter and Mr. Bob Greer
of The Covington News for the
excellent and very generous co
verage and pictures of the ten
nis team given all season by
The Covington News and to Mr.
Bill Hoffman of station WGFS
for his complete and very gene
rous coverage given the tennis
team by station WGFS almost
daily during the tennis season.
Miss Susan Lott presented
Miss Fowler with a gift from
the team and Billy Dobbs pre
sented Coach Me Laney a gift
from the team.
At the conclusion of the ban
quet, a brief organizational mee
ting was held to form a perma
nent Racquet Club. Guy Evans
was elected President, Mac John
son, Vice-President, and Mrs.
Fred Iz>tt was elected Secretary-
Treasurer. Several committees
were appointed and the club plans
to be organized and start the
1969-70 year with much enthu
siasm and support for the New
ton High School team. All per
sons Interested In tennis are
Invited to become active mem
bers or patrons of the club.
Any details may be obtained
from the officers of the club
or members of the tennis team.
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McLaney Receives Gift At Banquet
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NCHS TENNIS Coach Milton Me Laney (right) received a gift from members of the team at the First
Annual Banquet May 27 at Henderson’s Restaurant. The presentation was made by Billy Dobbs. Seated
at the head table are (from left): Dr. Carlos Meyer, main speaker, Mrs. Meyer; and Mrs. Milton Mc-
Laney. Coach Mr Taney was aided during the tennis season by Miss Louise Fowler.
Luck’s Baseball
Team Does Well
ATLANTA (SPEClAL)—Winn
ing the series with Georgia, vic
tories over strong Florida St
ate and Clemson, and a couple
of ties highlighted Georgia Tech’s
recently completed baseball sea
son.
The Deadlocks didn’t come In
games, but in the race for the
Individual Yellow Jacket batting
championship and the voting for
most Valuable player.
Senior First Baseman Lloyd
Harris, Atlanta, and sophomore
shortstop Brannon Bonifay, Ma
con, finished Tech’s 16-12 year
with .333 hitting marks. The
only other Jacket above .300 was
Senior second baseman Bobby
Gibson, Atlanta, who batted -316,
set a school record by scoring
31 runs and was elected to share
Tech’s Most Valuable Player A
ward with Harris.
Third baseman Floyd Harris,
Lloyd’s twin brother, was vot
ed permanent Captain of coach
Jim Luck’s 1969 Edition.
After Georgia beat the Jackets
3-1 In Athens, Tech rebounded
to top the Bulldogs 9-2 in Ma
con and 1-0 the next day in At
lanta. Phil Hudson, a junior
from Tucker, had a non-hlttef
going until the ninth inning in
the Macon contest, while Gary
Stelle, a junior from Comm
ack, N. Y., tossed a three-hitt
er and drove In the game’s lone
Georgia Athletic Teams Were .616
With 107-66-3 Record In 1968-69
ATHENS — The University of
Georgia’s 11 intercollegiate ath
letic teams compiled a won-lost
tied record of 107-66-3 during
the school year of 1968-69 for a
winning percentage of .616.
The percentage is not quite as
good as their modern-times re
cord of .673 made last year with
a 109-53-0 mark, but it is the
Following is the won-lost-tled record and conference finish of each
Georgia team:
SPORTS W L T Pct, SEC PLACE
Tennis 18 1 0 .947 2nd
•Rifle 22 4 0 .846 2nd
FootbaH 8 1 2 .818 Ist
Golf 14 4 0 .778 Ist
♦Gymnastics 6 2 0 .750 2nd
Basketban 13 12 0 .520 sth (tie)
Baseball 15 14 0 .517 sth
Swimming 4 6 0 .400 sth
♦Wrestling 5 14 0 .263 sth
Cross Country 1 4 1 .225 Bth
Track 1 4 0 .200 7th
(♦SEC championships are not held in gymnastics, wrestling and
riflery. Georgia teams in these sports participated in regional
intercollegiate championships).
Sports Fitness Program At Ga.
ATHENS—A program of sports
and physical fitness for children
is being sponsored by the Univer
sity of Georgia’s Division of Hea
lth, Physical Education and Re
creation this summer.
Open to children six years and
older, the program will run con
currently with the University’s
regular summer school session,
June 17 - July 22 and July 28 -
August 19.
The fitness program will be
held at stegemen Hall from 8 un-
run in the rubber match.
The Jackets edged Clemson
4-3 on the "ligers’ Home Field
and split a double header at Flo
rida State, bouncing back to take
the Nightcap 8-5 after dropping
the opener 2-1.
"We had a good team, not an
outstanding one,’’ Luck said.
"Our individuals palyed up to
their ability. I am particularly
pleased with our younger players
like Freshman Mike Sorrow and
Larry Elliott and our Sophomor
es.’’
Sorrow, of Atlanta, was one of
Tech’s finest pitchers with a
1.83 ERA and a 4-2 record.
Elliott, also of Atlanta, played
a key role as a reserve infield
er.
Senior David Vittur, Atlanta,
(1.53, 4-1) and Steele (L7B, 3-1)
paced the Jacket Hurlers.
second best record this decade.
Athletic Director Joel Eaves
commented: “My congratulat
ions go to Georgia athletes and
coaches for another winning year,
and special tribute should be paid
our SEC championship teams in
football and golf, and also the ten
nis, gymnastics and rifle teams
which were second.”
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Charles C. Clegg, assistant
professor of recreation and for
mer recreation director for the
city of Dalton, will direct the
program. Other instructors will
be drawn from the faculty of the
Division of Health, Physical Edu
cation and Recreation and student
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Park Set For June Bth
June is Dairy Month throughout
Georgia, and June 8 is Georgia
Dairy Day at the Atlanta Stadium
when the Atlanta Braves play a
double header with the Pittsburg
Pirates.
Special Activities for June
Dairy Day with the Atlanta Bra
ves are scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
prior to the opening of the game
slated for 1:30 P.M.
Rural Georgians are given a
special invitation to attend along
with urbanites, other events are
scheduled throughout June in
varying parts of Georgia for June
Dairy Month. "Ihe event is backed
by all segments of the dairy
industry’ along with Farm Bu
reau.
Tickets for the special dairy
activities at the ball park may
be obtained from Mr. Gene
Dally, Georgia Department of Ag
riculture, 19 Hunter St. S. W.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30334. One
ticket will entitle the holder en
try for both games of the double
header. In ordering the special
grouped tickets for dairy day at
the ball park, checks should be
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Program curriculum includes
strength - building programs,
tumbling and trampoline, sports
and swimming and diving.
All children are eligible to ap
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each session. Tuition is SSO
for the first session and $35 for
the second session.
For application forms and ad
ditional information contact:
Charles C. Clegg, Division of
Health, Physical Education and
Recreation, University of Geor
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submitted to Mr. Dally before
June 2, 1969.
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